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FEATURED PUBLICATIONS: 

• Ducruet, C., Juhász, R., Nagy, D.K., & Steinwender, C. (2024). All aboard: The effects of port development. Journal of International Economics, 151, 103963. [LINK].

• Ducruet, C., Martin, B.P., Sene, M.A., Lo Prete, M., Sun, L., Itoh, H., & Pigné, Y. (2024). Ports and their influence on local air pollution and public health: A global analysis. Science of the Total Environment, 915: 170099.  [LINK].

LATEST PUBLICATIONS: 

• Faure M.A., Ducruet C. (2025) The blue connection: A systematic and critical review of shipping network research. Networks and Spatial Economics [LINK].

• Polo Martin B., Faure M.A., Cremaschini F., Ducruet C. (2025). Shipping trade and geopolitical turmoil: The case of the Ukrainian maritime network. Journal of Transport Geography, 128: 104342. [LINK].

• Su H., Wang L., Zhang S., Du D., Ducruet C. (2025) From fragmentation to integration: Evolving community structure of the Asia-Pacific shipping network since 1890. Journal of Transport Geography, 128: 104370. [LINK]

• Polo Martin B., Castillo D.H., Ducruet C. (2025) Transport connectivity and urban development: the case of Africa (1880-2020). Geographical Analysis [forthcoming].

• Sun L., Zhang J., Ducruet C., Itoh H., Liu X. (2025) The impact of shipping activities on air quality and residents' health in China's port cities. Journal of Transport Geography, 123: 104099. [LINK]

LATEST WORKING PAPERS: 

• Ducruet, C., Tsiotas, D., Marnot, B., Polo Martin, B., Itoh, H., & Sayd, E. (2025). Structural change in the world maritime network (1880-2020): globalization, optimization, and vulnerability. EconomiX Working Paper Series. [LINK].

• Faure M.A., Ducruet C. (2025) Shipping network research: A systematic and quantitative review. EconomiX Working Paper Series. [LINK].

• Ducruet C., Polo Martin B. (2025) Port-city evolution in the long-run (1880-2020): Global and regional perspectives. EconomiX Working Paper Series. [LINK].